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- 1. Multiple ChoiceA ___________ is a form of human culture in which some people live in cities, there is some form of writing, and there are people who are skilled at using science and technology.civilizationreligioncitysocial structure
- 2. Multiple Choice________ are long, narrow, flat regions of land between mountains or hills.PlateausIslandsRiver valleysDeltas
- 3. Multiple ChoiceTo process of using water to water crops.specializedirrigationleveefloodplain
- 4. Multiple ChoiceDuring many of the ancient civilizations social structures, the ______ were at the bottom.rulersslaves, farmers, workerspriestswarriors
- 5. Multiple ChoiceA __________ is a set of beliefs about God or gods.technologygovernmentreligionsocial structure
- 6. Multiple ChoiceA ___________ is an organization that sets and enforces rules and laws for a society.social structureeconomic systemgovernmentreligion
- 7. Multiple ChoiceAn _________ is how people use their resources to meet their needs. It is how people make, distribute and use goods and services.economic systemgovernmentreligionagricultural practice
- 8. Multiple Choice__________ refer to how a society is organized into groups known as social classes.Social structureEconomic systemReligionAgricultural practices
- 9. Multiple Choice__________ is made up of the tools and processes that people use to meet their needs.ReligionTechnologySocial structureGovernment
- 10. Multiple ChoiceAn _________ is the way in which people grow and harvest their good or herd their livestock (animals).agricultural practicegovernmentreligionsocial structure
- 11. Multiple ChoiceMesopotamia means " ____________".land between two riversdry land that needs waterplentiful and rich farmlandHOT, HOT and HOT!
- 12. Multiple ChoiceThe two rivers that flow through Mesopotamia are the ____________ and _________ rivers.Nile and Huang HeEuphrates and TigrisYellow and Huang HeIndus and Nile
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhat famous Babylonian ruler left behind a written law or code?HammurabiKing TutankahmanCleopatraSargon
- 14. Multiple ChoiceMesopotamians were the first to develop a written language called _____________.hieroglyphscuneiformcalligraphyalphabet
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhat civilization was the first to build massive structures in the form of a terraced pyramid?Ancient ChinaMesopotamiaEgyptianIndus River Valley
- 16. Multiple ChoiceMesopotamians developed mathematics based on the number ________.101006050
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhat civilizations was the first to plant and harvest crops for food?MesopotamianChineseEgyptianIndus
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWhat civilization was the first to invent the wheel, the chariot and the sailboat?EgyptianMesopotamianChineseIndus
- 19. Multiple Choice_______ is located in North Africa along the Nile River.EgyptIndiaIraqChina
- 20. Multiple ChoiceThe Egyptians called the soil deposited along the banks of the Nile the "___________"Gift of the NileStuff left behindmuddirt
- 21. Multiple ChoiceThe Egyptian ______ was an absolute ruler who inherited power and was treated as a God.pharaohfarmernoblewarrior
- 22. Multiple ChoiceThe Egyptian economic system was based on ___________.agriculturetradegoldreligion
- 23. Multiple ChoiceEgyptians developed a form of writing known as ___________.papyrushieroglyphicscuneiformcalligraphy
- 24. Multiple ChoiceOne of ancient Egyptians famous inventions was the development of ___________ from the papyrus plant found along the Nile river,paperpencilspens
- 25. Multiple ChoiceAncient Egyptians believed in many gods. Ancient Egyptians had a ____________ society.polytheisticmonotheistic
- 26. Multiple ChoiceAncient Egyptians believed in ______________.life after deathkarmaEightfold Path
- 27. Multiple ChoiceThe ancient Indus River Valley civilization is sometimes known as the __________ civilization.HarappanHuang HeNileTigris and Euphrates
- 28. Multiple ChoiceWhat do archeologists and historians know about the Indus River civilizations government, religion and social structure?very little since they have not been able to read any of their languagethey know everything since they can read all of their books
- 29. Multiple ChoiceAnother name for the Huang He river.Yellow RiverGreen RiverOrrville RiverΘΠΦΩΨΣ River
- 30. Multiple ChoiceAncient Chinese priests used ________ to predict the future by interpreting messages from the spirits of ancestors.oracle bonesmagic eight ballOuija boardcards
- 31. Multiple ChoiceOne of ancient China's greatest invention was the development of ______________. They mixed copper and tin to make a stronger alloy.brassbronzecopperpewter
- 32. Multiple ChoiceThe making of ________ was one of ancient China's biggest secrets. It would be punishable by death if you told anyone!silkglassthe wheelpaper
- 33. Multiple ChoiceOne of the most powerful dynasties of ancient China.ShangXiaChinHuang He
- 34. Multiple ChoiceAll four major river civilizations relied on the _______ water found in the rivers.freshsaltpolluted
- 35. Multiple ChoiceAll four river civilizations had similar social structures with the most powerful on the top and the least powerful on the bottom.TrueFalse
- 36. Multiple ChoiceHunters and gatherers existed around 12,000 to 10,000 years ago.TrueFalse
- 37. Multiple ChoicePeople farmed and herded animals before they hunted and gathered as a way to get food.TrueFalse
- 38. Multiple ChoiceMesopotamia is known as the "Cradle of Civilization" because many things were first invented there. (i.e. - wheel, plow, glass, writing, farming)TrueFalse
- 39. Multiple ChoiceThe time period when people began to change from hunters and gatherers to producers of food.Neolithic RevolutionDaniel RevolutionAmerican RevolutionBC
- 40. Multiple Choice
Early river civilizations developed along a river valley because the river provided _____________.
fresh water
a means of transportation
protection from invations
all of these are correct
- 41. Multiple ChoiceDuring many of the ancient civilizations social structures, the ______ were at the top.farmersslavesrulers, priests, military leadersteachers
- 42. Multiple ChoiceSelect one of the reasons the first civilizations developed in river valleys.Fresh water, flat land and fertile soilHot climatean abundance of Salt waterThey hunted and gathered their foods from nearby
- 43. Multiple ChoiceA Mesopotamian achievement in government and law would be Hammurabi's Code? True or Falsefalsetrue
- 44. Multiple ChoiceA major Mesopotamian technology achievement would be the wheel. True or FalseFalseTrue
- 45. Multiple ChoiceWhat are cuneiform and hieroglyphics both examples of?religionholy bookswritten form of communicationinventions of the Chinese
- 46. Multiple ChoiceTrue or False.
Early civilizations developed writing to help keep track of crops, taxes, seasons and government affairs.falsetrue - 47. Multiple ChoiceRivers supplies a source of fresh water for drinking, bathing, travel and irrigation for their crops. True or falsetruefalse
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